GF going in for sleep study tonite

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:49 am

Of course, she's a little nervous as anyone would be, but hopefully they can figure her out. ( I haven't for the last 13.5 years...LOL) She's a strange case. Some nights she snores to beat hell and other nights, nothing. At least this will show if she quits breathing in her sleep.

JeffH

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:15 am

so sometimes you feel as if you are sleeping next to the railroad tracks at a major crossing eh

hopefully they will get a good read on her. Snoring indicates mouth breathing and with mouth breathing the root cause is usually nasal congestion. Mouth breathing contributes to a swollen or enlarged tongue which can make snoring and OSA worse.

I would not rule out sending her to a ENT for a nasal exam if she struggles with congestion and allergies. While a rhino rinse can assist there greatly if she struggles with nasal congestion she may have something anatomically needing addressed.

Doing so would make any CPAP therapy more successful and move her away from the snoring and mouth breathing.

Just something to consider.

mellabella · Post by **mellabella** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:16 am

Just so you know (maybe it will reassure you/her that all will not be lost if she doesn't have a "snoring" night on the evening on the test)--snoring is not a necessary symptom for the diagnosis of sleep apnea!

I have NEVER snored, and they were still able to detect that I wake up 42 times an hour, without the use of a CPAP.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:20 am

[quote="mellabella"]Just so you know (maybe it will reassure you/her that all will not be lost if she doesn't have a "snoring" night on the evening on the test)--snoring is not a necessary symptom for the diagnosis of sleep apnea! :D

I have NEVER snored, and they were still able to detect that I wake up 42 times an hour, without the use of a CPAP. :shock:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:43 am

So, basically, you're sending her in for a sleep study so you can CYA after you suffocate her under her pillow for her loud snoring?

Let me know how that works for you.

LOL,
Babs

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:11 pm

Anonymous wrote:So, basically, you're sending her in for a sleep study so you can CYA after you suffocate her under her pillow for her loud snoring? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Let me know how that works for you. :lol:

LOL,
Babs

Good one, but we both started wearing ear plugs long ago. Her snoring has made it thru the 33db ear plugs on occasion...LOL

I'll let you know what she finds out.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:30 pm

Hey, a girl can dream, right?

LOL,
Babs

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:49 pm

[quote="JeffH"][quote="mellabella"]Just so you know (maybe it will reassure you/her that all will not be lost if she doesn't have a "snoring" night on the evening on the test)--snoring is not a necessary symptom for the diagnosis of sleep apnea!

I have NEVER snored, and they were still able to detect that I wake up 42 times an hour, without the use of a CPAP.

Sergey45 · Post by **Sergey45** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:06 pm

good luck with a study

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:39 am

They tested her with a Swift LT. Said she had lots of leaks (she knows from sleeping with me all these years) Said the gal should have made sure the mask fit better than it did. Also said they mentioned her having centrals, but they told me that too. I can't help but think that happens when they turn the pressure up past what you really need.

JeffH

sharon1965 · Post by **sharon1965** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:20 am

ok, so she DOES have OSA? they made the dx then put her on cpap the same night? (they don't really do split studies at my sleep lab, unless they're scared they're gonna lose you on their watch)

how does she feel about that? do you think she'll go on the hose?

so glad she went in for the psg, jeff

best of luck to both of you

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:28 am

[quote="sharon1965"]ok, so she DOES have OSA? they made the dx then put her on cpap the same night? (they don't really do split studies at my sleep lab, unless they're scared they're gonna lose you on their watch)

how does she feel about that? do you think she'll go on the hose?

so glad she went in for the psg, jeff

best of luck to both of you

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:49 pm

Hmmmmm.......

Me, I think I would have hooked her up to my Auto and done the same thing at home.

Of course, then you'd be out for the night, unless you have a backup machine.

And you won't get the benefit of an MD saying "Pressure 4.5 cm".

I think I know why some docs prescribe such low settings. I was fiddling with Encore Pro last night, and went into the prescription area, and discovered that 4.5 was the cm that came up automatically. I wonder if people are just flipping through those screens, and not realizing that setting IS NOT BEING DETERMINED BY ANYTHING, you actually have to manually set it?

Wouldn't surprise me.

Good luck!!!!
Babs

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:08 pm

Hmmmmm.......

Me, I think I would have hooked her up to my Auto and done the same thing at home.

With the snoring being an off and on thing, I thought a study would be more informative.

Of course, then you'd be out for the night, unless you have a backup machine.

I do, but I'm not real sure it is set right anymore and it doesn't have a humidifier with it.

I think I know why some docs prescribe such low settings. I was fiddling with Encore Pro last night, and went into the prescription area, and discovered that 4.5 was the cm that came up automatically. I wonder if people are just flipping through those screens, and not realizing that setting IS NOT BEING DETERMINED BY ANYTHING, you actually have to manually set it?

Wouldn't surprise me. Wink

Good luck!!!!
Babs

I figure we'll get the same machine I have and then I can read the card and "tweak" her as I have always wanted to tweak her...LOL. Don't go nuts, ladies, I'm just kidding.

I can just set her up as another "patient" and read her card and see whats going on. I FIRMLY believe you have to be able to do this to get good treatment.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:16 pm

Sounds like a good plan.

If she turns into the Stepford GF, tell me what settings you used, so I can make myself more attractive to the menfolk.

LOL,
Babs

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